Y. Morozov — "Cherry Garden of Jimi Hendrix"

"1972-1973 brought a new surge of creative imagination... work had begun on 'The Cherry Garden Of Jimi Hendrix'. This name began as a joke. We just sat and discussed something about Chekhov, remembering 'The Cherry Garden'. It seems to have been June because everything was in blossom. Chekhov's heroes did not play Fenders and somehow did not cut down the cherry garden! Hendrix would not have done it, either! And "Maha-cherry"*** would not have done it. Sorry, there is no longer a Hendrix - so let it be 'The Cherry Garden Of Jimi Hendrix'! And let it always be in blossom!" - Sergei Lusin

The basis of Yury Morozov's studio was a couple of domestic Soviet tape recorders plus a home made three-channel tube mixer. During the recording of "The Cherry Garden Of Jimi Hendrix", an iron sheet with two sensors found active use; it performed the role of reverb and microphone...

"Recording took place at home with considerable expenditure of nervous energy and prolonged bouts of rage about technical troubles and the off-key voice of N. Morozova. Yet the result speaks for itself. On this first, more or less professional recording, all summer and part of autumn have been spent. I worked like a possessed one. I learned to play solo, I wrote the music and did the arrangements during recording. Sometimes I started at 9-10 am and finished at 9-10 pm. Primitive equipment crippled me more than anything else." - Yury Morozov

Whether due to impeccable stylistic integrity and complete disregard for all imaginable norms of "popular music", or because it has a sound that is unique in the canon of Russian rock, "The Cherry Garden" remains Yury Morozov's best-known album.